Toy



June 30, 1931. R. L. HUDSON 1,811,934

TOY

Filed July 12. 1929 Patented June 30, 1931 UNITED. STATES REX L. HUDSON, OF JACKSON, TENNESSEE TOY Application filed July 12,

This invention relates to games and toys and more particularly to a trundle toy.

One object of the invention is to provide a toy which may be easily pushed along the ground by a small child and afford amusement.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of this type including a turntable rotated from a ground-engaging wheel of the toy and supporting objects, such as chickens or animals, which are adapted to move in a circular path as the turntable rotates.

Another object of the invention is to provide improved means for rotatably mount- F ing the turntable at one side of the staff of the toy and also to provide improved means for transmitting rotary motion to the turntable from a ground-engaging Wheel at the forward lower end of the staff.

The improved toy is illustrated in the ac:

companying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a view showing the improved toy in side elevatlon,

Fig. 2 1s a top plan view of the toy with the turntable in section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and the upper portion of the staff broken off,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 3 illustrating a modified construction.

The staff 1 is preferably formed of wood, although any suitable material may be used and may be of any length desired. This staff is rectangular in cross section throughout the greater portion of its length but has its upper end shaped to define a handle 2. A shaft or axle 3 extends through the staff near its lower forward end and has one end formed with a head 4 so that the ground-engaging wheel 5 which is rotatably mounted upon the axle will be retained in place thereon at one side of the staff. It will be understood that the axle is first passed through the wheel and then through an opening formed transversely through the staff after which a washer 6 is applied to the projecting end of the axle and a cotter key 7 passed through the axle. The central portion of the ground-engaging wheel is extended, as shown in Fig. 2, to

1929. Serial No. 377,875.

provide a hub 8 and about this hub is formed a circumferentially extending groove 9 thereby defining a drum about which a belt 10 is engaged. 1

In order to support a turntable in spaced relation to the lower or forward end of the staff, there has been provided a bracket 11 consisting of a flat strip of metal which extends transversely of the staff and has one end portion fitted into a recess or seat 12 formed in the upper face'of the staff where it is firmly secured by screws 13. The outerend portion of the strip ofmetal is bent downwardly and back upon itself thereby providing the bracket with a lower leaf 14 and this leafand the upper'leaf or main portion of the bracket .are formed with alined openings to receive a shaft 15. The shaft 15 projects upwardly above the bracket and terminates in a head 16 and, therefore, the turntable'l'? rotatably held in engagement with he bracket by the shaftwill be prevented from 'moving upwardly off the shaft. This turntable may be of any diameter desired and has its central portion extended to form a depending hub 18 which rests upon the upper face of the bracket. A groove 19 extends circumferentially' about the hub thereby forming of this hub a second drum about which isengaged the belt 10. The belt has close contacting engagement with the hubs or drums of the wheel 5 'andtur'nta'ble and, therefore, when the staff is pushed forwardly with the wheel resting upon the ground and turning, rotary motion will be transmitted by means of the belt to the turntable. Openings 20 are formed in the turntable adjacent its periphery and are adapted to receivetongues extending downwardly from the lower ends of figures 21. These figures are preferably cut from flatfstrips of wood, although other material may be used, and while in the present "illustrationthey represent chickens, it will be understood that they may be representations of other birds or animals. Since the'slots 2O are extended circumferentially of the turntable, the figures will face'in such a direction that they move circumferentially of the turntable when'the turntable is rotated. 1

In Fig. 4 there has been shown a modified form of the invention. In this figure, the bracket 22 consists of a strip of metal having one end secured in a seat formed in the upper face of the staff by screws 23 but the outer or free end portion of the strip is bent upwardly and then inwardly instead of clownwardly and inwardly. Therefore, the leaf 2st will be disposed above the body portion of the bracket instead of beneath it. The shaft 25 which extends through alined openings in the upper and lower leaves of the bracket projects well below the bracket and this lower portion carries a drum 26 fixed thereto by a pin 27 extending transversely through the shaft and near the lower end of the drum is formed a circumferentially extending groove 28 to receive the belt 10. The upper portion of the shaft is threaded, as shown at 29 and about this upper portion of the shaft is disposed a turntable 30 formed with openings 31 corresponding to the openings 20 of the turntable 17. The turntable 3O rests upon'a collar 32 against which it is firmly held by a securing nut 33 and, therefore, when the shaft is rotated, the turntable will turn with it and figures carried by the turntable caused to move in a circle.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A toy comprising a staff, a wheel rotatably mounted at one side of said staff near the lower forward end thereof, a drum turning with the wheel, a bracket secured upon said staff and extending from one side thereof with its outer portion bent to form upper and lower leaves, a turntable over said staff and bracket, a shaft for said turntable extending through the leaves of said bracket, a drum turning with said turntable, and a belt trained about the drums of the wheel and turntable for transmitting rotary motion from the wheel to the turntable.

2. A toy comprising a staff, a wheel, an axle for said wheel extending transversely of the staff near one end, a hub extending from one face of said wheel and grooved to form a drum, a bracket secured upon said staff and projecting from one side thereof and bent back to form upper and lower leaves, a turntable above said bracket, a shaft for said turntable extending through the leaves of said bracket, a hub for said turntable grooved to form a drum, and a belt trained about the drums for transmitting rotary motion from said wheel to said turntable.

3. A toy comprising a stafi, a wheel, an axle for said wheel extending transversely of the staff nearone end, a hub extending from one face of said wheel and grooved to form a drum, a bracket secured upon said staff and projecting from one side thereof and, bent back to form upper and lower leaves, a turntable above said bracket, a shaft for said turntable extending through In testimony whereof I atfix my signature.

REX L. HUDSON. [L. s.] 

